G/TBT/N/COL/256  
26 April 2022 
(22-3307) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : COLOMBIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministerio de Transporte y la Agencia Nacional de Seguridad Vial  (Ministry of Transport 
and National Road Safety Agency)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Punto de Contacto OTC/MSF  (TBT/SPS Enquiry Point)  
Servicio Nacional de Información de Colombia  (Colombian National Enquiry Point)  
puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Dirección de Regulación  (Regulation Department)  
Calle 28 # 13 A 15 Piso 3  
(+571) 6067676, Ext. 1566  
Bogotá, Colombia  
www.mincit.gov.co  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Vehicle 
restraint  systems used in the motor vehicle land transport road network and on road 
viaducts and bridges in Colombia . The systems are classified under the following tariff 
subheadings of the Colombian Customs Tariff : 73.08.90.10.00, 73.08.90.90.00  and 
86.08.00.00.0 0. 
Paragraph . The above -mentioned tariff subheadings shall not be the sole criterion for the 
implementation of this technical regulation, and consideration must therefore be given to 
the characteristics of the product . 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
resolución del Ministerio de Transporte y la Agencia Nacional de Seguridad Vial  "Por la 
cual se adopta el reglamento técnico para la evaluación del desempeño de sistemas de 
contención vehicular"  (Draft Reso lution of the Ministry of Transport and National Road 
Safety Agency "adopting the technical regulation on performance assessment for vehicle 
restraint systems") (12 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Resolution seeks to adopt  the technical 
regulation on performance assessment for vehicle restraint systems that are produced or 
marketed in Colombia and used in road infrastructure throughout Colombian territory, 
with a view to preventing or minimizing risks to human life and heal th through technical 
performance requirements for such systems.  G/TBT/N/COL/256  
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection ; Protection of 
human health or safety . 
8. Relevant documents : - 
9. Proposed date of adoption : Twelve months from the date of publication in the Official 
Journal.  
Proposed date of entry into force : Twelve months from the date of publication in the 
Official Journal.  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from the date of notification . 
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Transporte y la Agencia Nacional de Seguridad Vial  (Ministry of Transport 
and National Road Safety Agency)  
Dirección de Regulación  (Regulation Department)  
Calle 28 # 13 A 15 Piso 3 Bogotá, Colombia  
Tel.: (+571) 6067676  
Email: puntocontacto@m incit.gov.co , ehernandezt@mincit.gov.co  
www.mincit.gov.co  
 
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